I tried going in with an open mind into this but having very recently watched the original one (for the first time) I couldn't help but compare. I have not read the manga.
It was actually very disturbing for me to watch this - the art is horrible, faces have been animated quite badly (compare, for example, Kaoru-dono's face) and most seriously, the BGM is crappy. Above all, the soul and feel of the OG is missing in the remake - believe me when I say that it was the soul and feel of the OG that made it such a great anime.
For some reason, a couple of story points may have been explained better here, hence I didn't rate it 1/10. They took away the magic and old-world/classic charm of Kenshin - for that I do not forgive them.
To be fair, I'll watch a few more episodes and if something improves I'll update here but until then, curses be upon the creators of this abomination.
Update after Edit 2 : the story seems more fleshed out in this version and a couple of points that are never addressed in the original version are discussed too - hence, upgrading the rating to 3/10.
It was actually very disturbing for me to watch this - the art is horrible, faces have been animated quite badly (compare, for example, Kaoru-dono's face) and most seriously, the BGM is crappy. Above all, the soul and feel of the OG is missing in the remake - believe me when I say that it was the soul and feel of the OG that made it such a great anime.
For some reason, a couple of story points may have been explained better here, hence I didn't rate it 1/10. They took away the magic and old-world/classic charm of Kenshin - for that I do not forgive them.
To be fair, I'll watch a few more episodes and if something improves I'll update here but until then, curses be upon the creators of this abomination.
Update after Edit 2 : the story seems more fleshed out in this version and a couple of points that are never addressed in the original version are discussed too - hence, upgrading the rating to 3/10.